The Shannon Portrait of the Hon. Robert Boyle, F.R.S. (1627–1691)

Purchased with funds from Eugene Garfield and the Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust

2001.002.001

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Description

Sir Robert Boyle (1627–1691), shown in a long curled wig, white neck cravat, and black coat. He is seated in an upholstered chair, looking out to the viewer as he turns the page of a book with his left hand and gestures toward the book with the right.